Remove HQ-Video-Pro-1.9 ads (Virus Removal Guide)

HQ-Video-Pro-1.9 is a browser extension, plugin or addon for Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, also called a Browser Helper Object for Internet Explorer and is most likely responsible for the HQ-Video-Pro-1.9 advertisements. HQ-Video-Pro-1.9 itself pretends to promote videos from Youtube into HD Quality. The HQ-Video-Pro-1.9 and Advertisements are everywhere once you installed this HQ-Video-Pro-1.9 adware into your browser. HQ-Video-Pro-1.9 delivers Deals as Coupons for websites as Expedia, Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy and probably more. It does so by showing ‘See Similar‘ buttons and ‘HQ-Video-Pro-1.9’ window on the website you are visiting, or a in-line text advertisement using text ‘Powered by HQ-Video-Pro-1.9‘. A large toolbar of some kind may also appear in your browser or a small ad appears showing you how many coupons there are available for that specific website with text ‘by HQ-Video-Pro-1.9’. This adware is spread through different locations. You may be downloading it from there official site because it saves money while shopping online, or you may have got it bundled with some fake update or free download you installed on your computer.

This adware is made for one thing, and one thing only. To investigate your browsing behavior using domains as superfish.com to make money. Once you use a coupon that HQ-Video-Pro-1.9 delivers to you, HQ-Video-Pro-1.9 producers make money or at least benefit from it.

It is advised to always read the Terms and Agreements before installing software on your computer. Do never click too fast through the installation process [Next] button of software as you will agree to software you might not want to install. If the installer offers an Advanced, Custom or Decline button, click it to find out if there is any other malicious software offered and installed during the installation process.

How To Remove HQ-Video-Pro-1.9

Please note that all the software we offer to remove HQ-Video-Pro-1.9 is free, our instruction is tested and works to remove this threat from your Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox browser. We do not supply any shareware which detects the threat and asks a license in order to remove HQ-Video-Pro-1.9.

Follow all steps in correct order to completely and successfuly remove HQ-Video-Pro-1.9.This is important: if you have any problem during this removal instruction in order to remove this threat, please stop.

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This is a comprehensive removal instruction to remove HQ-Video-Pro-1.9 from your computer. If for some reason the instruction does not deliver the desired results, you can reset your favorite browser Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox to default settings. In first place this is not recommended, as restoring to default settings will remove all your personal settings from your browser. Please use restoring to default settings only if anything else fails.

STEP 1 – Remove HQ-Video-Pro-1.9 Windows XP or Windows 7

Search forHQ-Vid-1.9b and click the Uninstall button

Remove HQ-Video-Pro-1.9 from Windows 8

Drag your mouse to the right edge of the screen. Goto Search and type “Control Panel”
Select Control Panel on the left.

Goto Programs – Uninstall a program

Search forHQ-Vid-1.9band click theUninstallbutton

STEP 2 – Remove HQ-Video-Pro-1.9 from your browser

Internet Explorer.

Open Internet Explorer

goto “wrench” icon in top right corner

Select Manage Addons

Goto tab Toolbars and Extensions

Select HQ-Vid-1.9b

Click Disable button

Google Chrome

Open Google Chrome

type in the address bar: http://chrome:extensionsor (Goto the 3 stripes in the top right corner, select Settings and on the left side: Extensions)

Remove HQ-Vid-1.9b by clicking the trash can icon, right next to the browser extension.

Restart Google Chrome

Mozilla Firefox

Open Mozilla Firefox

Goto the Big Orange Firefox button in top left corner, Select Add-ons

Remove HQ-Vid-1.9b by clicking the Remove button or Disable button

Restart Mozilla Firefox

STEP 3 – Remove HQ-Video-Pro-1.9 using AdwCleaner

AdwCleaner will scan your computer for malicious Services, Folder, Files, Shortcuts, Registry items and Products. As AdwCleaner tries to delete these malicious content it will also clean the Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox browser. We strongly recommend using AdwCleaner several times a month to keep your computer clean from adware, popups, browser hijackers or toolbars.

AdwCleaner will now start scanning your computer. If AdwCleaner is done, it will display a list of malicious items detected, please uncheck the items you do not want to remove that might be detected as malicious.
If you have nothing to uncheck, continue to the removal process and select the Clean button.

AdwCleaner will display the following informational alerts and starts rebooting the computer.

All programs will be closed in order to proceed correctly to the removal of the infections. Please save any work in progress and the click [OK]

If you have been brought to use AdwCleaner, it’s probably because your PC contained potentially unwanted programs or adware.
Potentially unwanted programs are often proposed during the installation of software. They may be present form of toolbars that sometimes change the homepage of the browser and slow internet browsing.
To avoid the installation of these programs polluting the computer, it is essential to follow these tips:

– Always download a program from the official link, or a trusted site
– When installing a program, do not click too fast [Next] without paying attention to Terms of Use and third-party programs available.
– If third-party programs are available (toolbars, etc) uncheck them.
– Enable detection of PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program) in your Antivirus.

AdwCleaner must restart the computer to complete the removal process. The report will be opened on the next reboot.

After the reboot a logfile will open. The logfile in Windows XP and Windows 7 will open once the desktop is started. To open the logfile in Windows 8 you need to switch to the Desktop modus by selecting windows key + d on your keyboard.
If you want to check the AdwCleaner log, you can find the report log in your system drive, Adwcleaner folder (for example: C:\adwcleaner)

Junkware Removal Tool will not only remove this threat from your computer, but Junkware Removal Tool will scan and remove any threat from your computer that is malicious. Junkware Removal Tool is a great tool to completely clean your computer from any threat and highly recommended to use frequently to keep your computer clean and healthy. Best of all it’s free and updated regularly.

If User Account Control asks you to allow JRT.exe to make changes to your computer, press Yes to continue.

As described on thisisudax.org

Junkware Removal Tool is a security utility that searches for and removes common adware, toolbars, and potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) from your computer. A common tactics among freeware publishers is to offer their products for free, but bundle them with PUPs in order to earn revenue. This tool will help you remove these types of programs.

Please note: Close all your browsers, save any work and then press any key to continue.
Your desktop may blink or a new window may open during the scan and removal process of junkware removal tool.

When Junkware Removal Tool is done scanning and removing malicious items from your computer a logfile will open.

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Reset browser settings

Sometimes it is advised to restore your browser to default settings, as this threat is installed by many different applications. Restoring is the easiest and fastest way to get rid of this threat. Please know when you restore to default settings all your personal settings will be lost. If you do agree to continue to reset your Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox browser to default settings see our instructions.

Reset Internet Explorer to default settings

Open Internet Explorer

goto “wrench” icon in top right corner

Select Internet Options

Goto tab Advanced

Select Reset button

EnableDelete personal Settings

Click Reset button

Restart Internet Explorer

Reset Google Chrome to default settings

Open Google Chrome

Goto the three stripes in the right top corner (menu)

Select Settings

Scroll down to the end of the page, search for + Show advanced settings

Scroll down once again to the end of the page and click Reset browser settings button

Click Reset once more

Reset Mozilla Firefox to default settings

Open Mozilla Firefox

Goto the orange Firefox button in the top left

Select Help > Troubleshooting information

Select Reset Firefox

Confirm Reset Firefox

Select Finish

Mozilla Firefox will automatically restart

Article published on March 27, 2014 — by Max Reisler

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